The Integration of Coping Strategies after Spine Surgery: a pilot trial

Not Applicable

Recruiting

• Conditions: Depression; Spine Surgery; Anxiety; Surgery - Other surgery; Mental Health - Anxiety; Mental Health - Depression; Physical Medicine / Rehabilitation - Other physical medicine / rehabilitation; Musculoskeletal - Other muscular and skeletal disorders

• Registration Number: ACTRN12619001579189
• Lead Sponsor: Queensland University of Technology

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2019-11-18
• Last Update Posted: 3 October 2022

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Recruiting
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 80

Inclusion Criteria

Eligible participants are those who score borderline normal (8-10 points) or abnormal (11-21 points) for anxiety or depression on the Hospital Anxiety and Depression Scale (HADS) or have high fear of movement (>39 points on the Tampa Scale for Kinesiophobia) before spine surgery. Additional inclusion criteria were as follows: 18 years old or older, neck and/or arm pain, back and/or leg pain, undergoing a discectomy, laminectomy, disc replacement or spinal fusion (anterior or posterior) procedure and a good understanding of written and spoken English.

Exclusion Criteria

Patients were excluded from the study if they fit any of the following exclusion criteria: <18 years old, medically unsafe to participate as deemed by the treating surgeon, undergoing current treatment with a psychologist, high risk of safety to the individual or to the researchers, diagnosed with a mental health condition other than anxiety or depression as per the DSM-5, unstable anxiety or depression, and if the patient had a spinal tumour.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified